Las Cruces police investigate possible stabbing

LAS CRUCES - Las Cruces police are investigating a possible stabbing incident after a man claimed to have been stabbed early Friday morning.

Dan Trujillo, a spokesman for the Las Cruces Police Department, said a stabbing was reported shortly before 7 a.m. Friday.

According to Trujillo, a man with unknown injuries approached someone outside the Giant gas station, at the corner of Lohman Avenue and Walnut Street, claiming to have been stabbed. Police and fire crews were dispatched and transported the victim to an area hospital, Trujillo said.

Trujillo confirmed the victim had injuries, but was unable to verify if they were stab wounds. No other information was available, but Trujillo said police are continuing to investigate the incident.

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